The PARC group first considered putting the cells on a rotating platform like a CD-ROM but nixed that because centrifugal force in rotation might pull the cells off the platter.
Instead of generating embryonic stem cell lines via nuclear transfer, Hwang's group produced the stem cells from days-old embryos, a technique that had already been established by James Thomson at University of Wisconsin in 1998.
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Targeted therapy: Targeted therapy looks at whether the cancer cells respond to a group of drugs that block the growth and spread of cancer by interfering with the biology of the cancer cells.
This fall Dirks and six scientists at the University of Toronto proved the existence of the cells in human brain tumors, pinpointing a small group of cells believed to be the driver of the tumors' growth.
In addition, this official said, the United States is working with Lebanon to investigate a "potential al Qaeda link" between these suspects and the notorious terrorist group with loosely linked, active cells around the world.
The group created a virus which was capable of infecting cells with a working version of the Ift88 gene.
Chen and her group hoped to induce the cancer by activating oncogenes, genes that trigger cancer, in a group of liver cells called hepatocytes.
Karp's group is working on an approach to chemically modify the surface of cells to enhance their targeting to specific sites.
The recently formed Hinxton Group, an international consortium on stem cells, ethics and law, met last month to discuss how researchers can establish an international ethical framework for their work.
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But the Karolinska group has shown that, given a chance, stem cells are capable of even more startling changes.
V1, Dr Hubel's group (among others) has measured the electrical responses of its nerve cells to a range of stimuli.
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The group also filed four complaints on behalf of illegal immigrants who were detained in Texas holding cells.
To manage this demand, operators are combining small cells with their large scale infrastructure, which have the advantage of serving a smaller group of customers nearby.
Seifert, a professor of philosophy at the International Academy of Philosophy in Irving, Texas, appears to be the head of a group of members of the Academy that oppose any public discussions on Vatican property when it comes to stem cells or birth control.
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